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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1919- 1,414, 1 12. "Mumm 2;, 1922.

mmfll h i I k? L) Y Mark; 5 apan 3% m mymwmm antenna/1 I adapted to cooperate with the wheels of the. cartjto maintain the receptacle ,upon the wheels" in substantially vertical position.

,- j ,era-bly a basket andj has the-basee; whichat one edge is secured to the axle,'the opposite.

" edge extending a substantial distance 'for- .I UNITED.

"STATE- sf T mm: B. cA'rE'N, or Damon, MIC IGAN.

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To all whom it may j Be it known thatI, MARY B. CAPEN,. a citizen of the United States of. America,.re-' sidin at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and tate of Michi an, have, invented certain new'and useful lmprovements in Carts,

of which thefollowing is a specification, reference beinghadtherein to the accompanyling drawingsi he in'ventionrelates tocarts and has for its object the provision of a simple conf struction .which can be cheaply -manufactured and which is'adapted particularly for.

carrying'groceries or the like. Another ob jectis the provision .of means" which is Otherobjects of the invention reside in the novel arrangements and combinations of '1 parts a's'more fully hereinafter set forth. H

'InQthe-drawings: 1 Figurelis. a front elevation of a-construc Y tion embodying-my'invention; 725

Figure-2 is a sideelevatlon thereof; Figure-3 is a top plan view. thereof. 4 fi l is-an axle and 2,.a'rewheels-rotatably I mounted upon opposite ends ,of the axle. 3 'isareceptacle mounted upon the axle l'between thewheels 2. This receptacle is prefpreferably by being woven therein, this in substantial vertical position when the part is at rest, the' rest member .6 is provided secured to the base 4 at'its forward edge or the edge opposite to that secured to the axle .1. This rest member is preferably a U-shape proximately equal to the radius of the wheels 2. The legs are secured to the base 4 by suitable securing means 8, such as screws passing through foot flanges 9- and into the base 4.

person moving the .1 side of the center line of'the basket body strap, the legs 7 of which have a length ap- Patented Apr. 25,1922.- Application fl led August 22.1919. Serial No. 319,073.

Fromgthe above description -will be readily seen that 'I' have provided'a simple The basket 3 forms-a framework to which the handle 5.

is connected so that-in effect the basket and rthe handle form the handle connection for the cart.- 'Furthermore," a simple arrangement is provided for retaining the basket in, substantially vertical position when the cart'is at rest. 1

What I claim asmy invention i's:

1. A'wheeled market basket ofthe char-"' acter described, comprising an upright basket body having an open upper end, an axle disposed atone side of the center line of saidbasket body and secured thereto, a pair of'wheels carried by said axle and consti- "tutin'g a Wheeled support for said basket body, means on the opposite side of the center line of said basket body constituting a restfor said basket body, said rest permitting said basket body to be tipped upon the fwhels to move the rest out of contact with the ground. and facilitate movement of said market basket from place to place, and a handle extending longitudinally of said market basket beyond its upper end on the side adjacent said axle for lifting and car-- rying the entire device, substantially as described. ward of the axle.- Thefreceptacle is o-f-relatively greatheight as compared to its width, j so that it--i s adapted to contain -con siderablej groceries. or the like, and. is of a. size sufii-;.;

.cient to hold a 25lb. bag of flourl- The handle "5 is secured to' the basket 31" :21 A; wheeled market basketof-the character; described,- comprising anv upright basket'l body forming a main frame, an axle supporting means permanently secured to s aid-. bo dy,= a pair of wheelscarried bysaid axle-and'constituting a wheeled support for' a the basket body, said axle suipporting means being disposed atone side 0 the center line of the basket body, means on the opposite constituting a rest for the body, said rest permitting the basket body to' be tipped upon ,the .wheels to move the rest out of contact with the ground and facilitate movementof the market basket from place to I 

